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Historical Event on 3/24/1968

The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1658Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
4/22/1930Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order.
9/8/1910Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
3/23/1982Annasaheb Patil, father of Maratha Mahasangh, passed away.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.